Zbyszko Double Crosses Trio

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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” luctando promotionem ac beat Munn pro the

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Edmundo Langford Sam KOs Battlin’ Jim Cicero

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Die martis, December 12, 1916, Edmundo Langford defendebant Sam “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, qui vicit McVea Februario a Sam 1916. Inter 1904 et 1919, African-American studiosissime pugiles et maxime, Edmundo Langford sicut Canada, aut nigrum, adhæsit invicem dimicantes “Orbis” pilae. Si enim album Pugnator pugna eorum et, ut fama erat, id solum ut develop suas

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Jeffries KOs Jackson

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James J. Jeffries atur American heavyweight aptior ex 1899 ut 1904. Post Mundi Heavyweight Pugilatu VINDICIAE a Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries fecit 9 felix titulus defensiones in proximo quinquennium. invictus ille in- cessit 1905 antequam revocetur pro reditu male fatali contra magnum Jack Johnson. Lassus spolia cum pugilatu superiori non lucrata est

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How to Setup a Big Rematch

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On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Agricola” Burns met the small but powerful Fred Beell. While both wrestlers weighed 165 pondo, “Agricola” Burns stood 5’11to Beell’s 5’04”. The 32-year-old Beell had a big age advantage over the 47-year-old Burns though. Ardens debuted in 1879, when Beell was 3-years-old. The men were scheduled for a match in Omaha, Nebraska, unus

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Lewis Takes Title Back from Munn

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Eodem die Joe Stecher luctatus est Stanislaum Zbyszko pro recognito versione Gravis luctationis Mundi in St.. Ludovicus, Et “Strangulatam” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and

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Jake Kilrain Knocked Out in 21 Rounds

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Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on

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Face Hart scriptor Beats Up Johnson scriptor pugno

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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Postquam 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Ingressus est etiam unus of

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Zbyszko and Lewis Start Riot

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Aprilis, 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangulatam” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. While they were supposed to be working the match, Lewis and Wladek Zbyszko struggled to work together. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek’s older brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. In

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